Search Results: Authors starting with H from William Ramsey Rare Books & Manuscripts

New York: Dorset House Publishing Co Inc, 1991. 1st Edition 1st Printing. Hardcover. Fine/Near Fine. 8vo - over 7¾ - 9¾" tall. Fine cloth first Dorset edition with gilt lettering on spine and Near Fine DJ. The book is in pristine condition: spine is straight and tight, gilt lettering brilliant, all corners sharp, no shelf wear, no markings, creases, or tears. I've classified the DJ as Near Fine only because there is a crease from top to bottom of front cover. Otherwise the DJ too is flawless. Not ex lib, not clipped, no remainder marks. Notes. Index. 297 pages.

1831. No Binding. Fine/No Jacket. Autograph letter signed, 3pp, 4to, place illegible, 23 July 1831. Thomas Hamilton to Philip Hone, thanking him for "the kindness I have uniformly experienced from you during my stay at New York" and also in Canada: "I set off by the packet tomorrow, circumstances having occurred which make me anxious to reach Engd. as soon as possible. From your friends Colonel Cockburn at Quebec & Mr. Gates at Montreal I recd. every attention. . . . the former Ld. Aylmer was likewise good enough to give me a letter, but from what Colonel Cockburn said I feel assured that yours alone wd. have been quite sufficient to ensure me every kindness. Indeed I found few of the officers in Canada to whom your name & your hospitality were not familiar." Torn at wax seal (with loss of a few words of text); a little soiled along the folds, else good. Historical Context: Thomas Hamilton (1789-1842); Scottish novelist, memoirist, military historian, and… Read More

U.S.A.: Island Press, 1993. 1st Edition 1st Printing. Hardcover. As New/As New. 8vo - over 7¾ - 9¾" tall. As New cloth with gilt lettering on spine and As New DJ. SIGNED by author with inscription "To Klon- Thanks for your interest..." on title page. No creases, tears, or markings (aside from author signature). A pristine collectible. Illustrations. 222 pages.

U.S.A.: Franklin Watts, 1993. 2nd Edition . Soft cover. As New/No Jacket. 8vo - over 7¾ - 9¾" tall. As new softcover. Previous owner's inscribed on interior left corner of title page, but otherwise no creases or markings anywhere.

U.S.A.: Knopf, 1989. 1st Edition 1st Printing. Hardcover. Fine/Fine. 8vo - over 7¾ - 9¾" tall. Fine, cloth with gilt lettering on spine and near fine dj. Some shelf wear and rubbing to top of DJ, Cloth covers are in excellent condition, spine flat and tight, all pages clean and bright. No markings or creases.

New York: Modern Library, 1994. 1st Edition 1st Printing. Hardcover. Fine/Fine. 8vo - over 7¾ - 9¾" tall. Fine cloth first printing of first edition with gilt lettering and Fine DJ in protective Brodart mylar cover. Gift inscription "To Mama" on half title page and ink check mark next to the title of the first novel (Tess...). Otherwise, everything is flawless. Spine is straight and tight. Gilt lettering crisp and bright. all corners sharp. No markings (except as noted above), creases, or tears. DJ is perfect except for a crease at the upper corner of the rear flap. Not ex lib, not clipped, no remainder marks. 892 pages.

New York: Grove Press, 2010. 1st Edition 1st Printing. Hardcover. As New/As New. As New cloth first printing of first edition with gilt lettering on spine and As New DJ. Not price clipped. Not remaindered. Not ex lib. No markings, tears, or creases. A pristine collectible. 308 pages.

The Ecco Press, 1996. 1st Edition 1st Printing. Hardcover. As New/As New. 8vo - over 7¾ - 9¾" tall. As New cloth first printing of first edition with rose-gold gilt lettering on spine and As New DJ. The book is flawless: no markings, creases, or tears, not ex-lib, not clipped, not remaindered. DJ has a sicker from original retailer (Oxford Books) on interior front DJ flap. 77 pages.

Chicago: The Lakeside Press, 1975. 1st Edition . Hardcover. Near Fine/No Jacket. 12mo - over 6¾ - 7¾" tall. Near Fine cloth first edition with gilt lettering on spine and gilt paint on top of text block, both vols 1 & 2. No DJ. Light mottling on front covers and previous owner's name on front free end papers. Otherwise, both volumes are perfect: binding straight and tight, gilt lettering brilliant, all corners sharp, no markings (except as noted above), no creases, no tears. Not ex lib, no remainder marks. Notes. Illustrations. Index. Vol. 1= 532 pages. Vol. 2= 634 pages.

New Jersey: Prentice Hall Inc., 1966. 1st Edition . Hardcover. Near Fine/Very Good. 8vo - over 7¾ - 9¾" tall. Near Fine cloth first edition with gilt lettering on spine and Very Good DJ. Spine is straight and tight, all corners sharp, gilt lettering and decoration brilliant. No markings or tears. I considered classifying the book as Fine, but the pages are slightly age toned and there seems to be a running crease on the pages where perhaps a cluster of about 50 pages may have been bent under for some time, thus leaving a visible impression. DJ is clipped on top front flap and has chipping and wear to top and bottom and mild age toning but no tears. Illustrations. Bibliography. Index. 219 pages.

New York: Tudor Publishing Company, 1937. 5th or later Edition . Hardcover. Near Fine/No Jacket. 4to - over 9¾ - 12" tall. Near Fine hardcover of revised 1937 edition with gilt lettering and brown designs. No DJ. Gilt lettering and designs are remarkably fresh, given the age of the book. Binding is straight and tight. Names of previous owners in upper right corner of front cover. Mild age toning to all pages commensurate with age. No other markings, tears, or creases. All illustrations, including foldouts, are in excellent condition. Not ex lib, not remaindered. Index. 320 pages.

New York and London: D. Appleton-Century and Company, 1942. 1st Edition 1st Printing. Hardcover. Very Good/Very Good. 8vo - over 7¾ - 9¾" tall. Suydam, E.H.. Very Good cloth first edition with maroon lettering on spine and Very Good DJ. Soiling to front and back covers (but not the spine, strangely) and age toning throughout commensurate with age. DJ shows edge wear and chipping to top and bottom edges and soiling to spine . 1/2 inch closed tear at top edge of front cover. Binding is tight and straight. All corners sharp. Not ex lib, not clipped, not remaindered. Illustrations. Index. 237 pages.

Philadelphia: The Biddle Press, 1916. 1st Edition . Hardcover. Very Good/No Jacket. 8vo - over 7¾ - 9¾" tall. Very Good cloth first edition with gilt lettering on cover and spine. No DJ. SIGNED by author on front loose endpaper with inscribed quote from one of his poems in the volume. Spine is straight and tight. Light shelf wear to bottom of spine. Some staining to edges of pages becomes evident at about page 102 and continues through the rest of the volume. No markings, creases, or tears except on pages 483-5, where there is a 1/8 inch closed tear at the bottom of the pages. 484 pages.

New York: Random House, 1981. 1st Edition 2nd Printing. Hardcover. Near Fine/Good. 8vo - over 7¾ - 9¾" tall. Near Fine cloth first edition (stated) second printing SIGNED by Lili Meier with gilt lettering on spine and Good DJ in protective mylar cover. Binding is tight and straight, gilt lettering clear and bright (though the Random House mark at bottom of spine is faded), minor edge wear, all corners sharp, no markings, creases or tears. DJ shows significant edge wear and chipping, 5 closed tears along top and bottom edges and 1/2 inch tear at bottom of spine. Not clipped, not ex lib, no remainder marks. Signed and inscribed by Lili Meier, the discoverer of the album. 167 pages.

Philadelphia: The Blakiston Company, 1940. 1st Edition 1st Printing. Hardcover. Good/No Jacket. 8vo - over 7¾ - 9¾" tall. Good, hardcover, first edition, no DJ. The spine is sunfaded and the gilt-lettering on the spine is rather faded, though still legible. Author's name is embossed on front cover. Shelf wear and rubbing to edges of spine. Some spotting on front cover, wear to corners of cover. Inscribed on front paper by previous owner, dated 1944. Pages 250-300 have a stain on the outer 1/8 inch edge of the pages. Some tanning of paper. No Creases, tears, or markings aside from those noted above.

U.S.A.: Harper Collins Publishers, 2006. 1st Edition 1st Printing. Hardcover. Fine/Fine. 8vo - over 7¾ - 9¾" tall. Fine cloth first printing of first edition with silver lettering on spine and Fine DJ. There is a 1/2 inch gray smudged line at the top left of the front DJ, but otherwise no imperfections to note anywhere. Binding is tight and straight. All corners sharp. No creases, marks, or tears. Index. 512 pages.

Indianapolis: Bobbs-Merril, 1976. Soft cover. Very Good/No Jacket. Very good, softcover, no cracks in spine or major flaws in cover, aside form slight rubbing at bottom of spine, no markings on pages or bent pages. Top corner of frontispage has been cut. Includes brief bios followed by lengthy self reflections from each poet, as they understood themselves in 1976. Shake, Shake, Shake! Shake your booty! One wonders how many of these poets still living now wish they could burn all copies of this book. Bly, Creeley, Hugo, Ignatow, Matthews, Meredith, Pastan, Plumly, Reed, and on and on.

New York and London: Harpers and Brothers Publishers, 1940. Soft cover. Good, cloth with green covers and gilt lettering, first edition, signed by author, no dust jacket. Some spotting on covers, tanning of pages. 5 ½ x 8 ¼". 75 pages.

New York : The Viking Press, 1928. 1st Edition . Hardcover. Near Fine/No Jacket. 8vo - over 7¾ - 9¾" tall. Near Fine cloth first edition with black lettering on spine and white lettering on cover. No DJ. The only major flaw with this volume is the darkening of the spine and loss of definition of lettering. So the title and author name are difficult to make out. Otherwise this would be a Fine copy. The spine is straight and tight. Minor shelf wear to top and bottom of spine. Age toning to all pages commensurate with age. Gift inscription dated 1928 on front free end-paper. 85 pages.

U.S.A.: Dell Publishing Co. Inc., 1965. 1st Edition 1st Printing. Soft cover. Near Fine/No Jacket. 12mo - over 6¾ - 7¾" tall. Near Fine softcover first printing of first Dell edition. No DJ as issued. Slight age toning to cover and spine. Two subtle creases on front cover. 1/8 inch abrasion to Dell mark in upper left corner of front cover. Two inch closed tear on title page that extends from the top of the page through the title. Otherwise flawless. No markings, creases, or tears anywhere else. 156 pages.